Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Andrew Cuomo has all but announced that he would run for President in 2016. Considering the current attitude in this country about tax hikes, this is a bold move. He could easily have passed the plate.

But, on the other hand, if he does reduce the deficit without creating major economic damage, it will be an incredibly strong platform to run on.

"Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. What did Conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things...every one! So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, 'Liberal,' as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won't work, Senator, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor." -- Matt Santos, The West Wing